Suspended Cop Fired AK-47 After Being Surrounded by Protesters: Bihar Govt Tells SC
Police said the constable fired in the air after being trapped in a crowd, while ballistic tests and evidence review are underway.
- The Bihar Police told the Supreme Court on Monday that a constable fired four rounds from an AK-47 into the air after becoming trapped in a mob during July 25 student protests in Siwan.
- Demonstrators protesting alleged examination irregularities surrounded the officer, according to the Bihar government, which maintained the firing was intended to help him escape the crowd.
- Officials admitted three protesters suffered minor firearm injuries, but clarified these resulted from a 9mm pistol, not the AK-47. The state acknowledged the rifle is a platoon-level weapon not meant for law-and-order situations.
- The Bihar government suspended the constable and initiated a departmental inquiry for what the state described as "undesired conduct," while the Director General of Police issued fresh instructions restricting automatic weapon deployment.
- Authorities have released 222 protesters with no criminal antecedents following Supreme Court directives to preserve CCTV footage, as legal proceedings regarding the NEET-UG controversy continue.
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New Delhi: A Bihar Superintendent of Police (SP) was removed from his post after controversy erupted over a police constable’s use of an AK-47 during the student protests on July 25. Siwan SP Puran Kumar Jha has now been placed under vetting for a new posting. While the police constable who fired the rifle was suspended, officers in charge at the time in Siwan have not been given fresh postings. The Bihar government told the Supreme Court that t…
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Times of IndiaSuspended cop fired AK-47 after being surrounded by protesters: Bihar govt tells SC
The Bihar government has told the Supreme Court that a constable deployed during student protests in Siwan opened fire from an AK-47 only after he was surrounded by protesters, claiming that he fired four rounds into the air and that no protester was injured in the firing. The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has since been suspended, and departmental proceedings initiated against him.
Suspended Cop Who Fired AK-47 After Being Surrounded by Protesters: Bihar Govt Tells SC
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Bihar government has told the Supreme Court that a constable deployed during student protests in Siwan opened fire from an AK-47 only after he was surrounded by protesters, claiming that he fired four rounds into the air and that no protester was injured in the firing. The constable, Abhishek Kumar, has since been suspended, and departmental proceedings initiated against him. India News |…
The state government has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding police action during student protests in Bihar. The government denied allegations of use of force and stated that protests turned violent in many places. Between July 22 and 25, 69 FIRs were registered and nearly 500 people were arrested.
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